"Well, based on points-per-game averages, leaders Heart of Midlothian are currently projected to finish the campaign on a total of 86 points. That potential haul is lower than each of the five previous champions - and 10 fewer than the title-winning average of 96 across those five seasons. In fact, the 2.27 points-per-game average that Derek McInnes' men are posting at present is lower than the last seven winners, including Celtic's title win in the Covid-curtailed 2019-20 campaign and the triumph that came a year prior."
"That is not a criticism. An 86-point total should and would be enough to have you, at the very least, competing for a title in most other European leagues. However, a relentless standard has been set in the Premiership in recent years. In 2016-17, Brendan Rodgers' Celtic achieved an unbeaten season, posting a haul exceeding 100 points. Rangers emulated that feat in 2020-21 under Steven Gerrard. In the four campaigns since, the Parkhead side have won every title, racking up more than 90 points in each one."
Champions in the past five Scottish Premiership seasons have averaged 96 points. Leaders Heart of Midlothian project to finish on 86 points based on a 2.27 points-per-game rate. That projected total is ten points below the recent five-season championship average and lower than each of those champions. Celtic and Rangers have repeatedly posted very high tallies, including unbeaten 100+ point seasons in 2016-17 and 2020-21 and multiple 90+ point title wins since. Both Glasgow clubs would need near-perfect records across remaining fixtures to approach those recent high totals.
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